Landing the Jabiru 230.

[JohnSim]

I have been told to add some weight into the baggage compartment with the 230 to give more elevator range when landing. Has anyone had any experience with this.

[facthunter]

Don't fly outside the allowable C of G,  I found with the 230 you run out of trim at both ends of the speed envelope. Keep the weight off the Nosewheel at all times. A nose heavy Plane at any specific landing weight will have a Higher stall speed and tend to run out of elevator authority as you get slower and have only idle power on. Nev

[BrendAn]

5 hours ago, JohnSim said:

I have been told to add some weight into the baggage compartment with the 230 to give more elevator range when landing. Has anyone had any experience with this.

yes. i did a few hrs training in a j230 and it had a 20 lt container of water strapped to the floor in the rear. the instructor said it handled much better with it.

[Moneybox]

I’ve been following this guy’s YouTube videos. He discusses loading sufficient ballast to the rear to balance the

aircraft.

 

 

 

[kgwilson]

I flew a 230 a few times during my conversion from GA & found it very easy to fly & land with plenty of elevator authority on landing. Much better than either the 160 or 170 I also flew. The extra power though was what impressed me the most.